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News
Worldwide Training Industry News (Apr
09)
Abstract News
©2009
Information Inc
IT Training Press Releases (Apr 09)
Industry News Headlines from CLOmedia (Apr
09)
E-Learning Market Update from Kineo (Mar 09)
E-Learning Market Update from Kineo (Apr 09)
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Reviews and Current Trends
Learning Executives Confidence Index 1Q09 (Apr 09)
The
confidence of learning executives (LXs) showed signs of
stabilization in the first quarter of 2009, even in the midst of the
shaky economy, as reported by Chief Executive Magazine and The
Conference Board.
©2008 ASTD
Learning Resources Barometer in Uncertain Times (Mar 09)
How are learning
budgets, resources and activities being impacted by the economic
crisis? Here is the first Learning Resources Barometer, published by
The MASIE Center. We will repeat this Learning Barometer on a
regular basis.
©2009 The MASIE Center
Learning Directors Network Market Barometer for 4Q08 and Forecast
for 1Q09 (Feb 09)
This is the first in the series of
regular quarterly reports into the state of the UK IT training
market produced by PardoFox for the members of the IITT’s Learning
Directors Network. The data is drawn from a number of leading
training providers representing approximately 25% of the third-party
IT training market.
©2009 Institute of IT Training/Learning Directors Network
The Evolving Role of the CLO (Apr 09)
Learning leaders
must prioritize efforts and resources on programs and initiatives
that deliver immediate business impact.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Learning in a Down Economy (Apr 09)
Findings from
a recent ASTD research report reveal how learning adapts to tough
times.
T+D Magazine,
©2009 ASTD
L&D needs to become more business savvy to survive (Apr 09)
L&D
professionals need to become more business savvy and 'prove' that
training really works. These are just some of the predictions to
come out of the CIPD's annual L&D survey.
©2009
TrainingZONE
Budgets on the Chopping Block (Apr 09)
Companies
have begun using various cost-cutting strategies in the face of a
toughening global financial environment.
T+D Magazine,
©2009 ASTD
Contract Workers - To Train or Not to Train (Apr 09)
As the number of contract workers grows, more and more companies are
grappling with the training issues around this specialized workforce
population.
Executive Briefings, Chief Learning Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Priming the Training Pump (Apr 09)
The training field will
receive a boost from the recently signed economic stimulus bill.
T+D Magazine,
©2009 ASTD
Ask a CLO (Apr 09)
Take this
opportunity to ask a question, share your thoughts and gain some
unique insights.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Crucial Conversations for Uncertain Times (Apr 09)
Your 401K has been decimated, and you’ve been told neither you nor
the workforce you manage should expect a raise this year. So,
understandably, you’re a little concerned. Wondering if your company
will make it through this one?
Inside Training,
©2009 Nielsen Business Media
What Role will Unions
Play in 2009 (Apr 09)
The economic
environment and pending legislation may contribute to a more
unionization-friendly environment.
Talent Management,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Building a Climate for Innovation (Apr 09)
Although the
topic of innovation has been gaining momentum during the past
decade, it recently has taken on a new urgency.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Culturally Accessible E-Learning (Apr 09)
This is an overdue
global business imperative.
T+D Magazine,
©2009 ASTD
Please Sir, can I have some more… e-learning, blended learning,
wikis, forums, blogs? (Apr 09)
Learners are chomping at the bit to embrace more learning
technologies, faster than training managers are planning on
implementing them. Francis Marshall reveals some interesting
findings from a European survey.
©2009
TrainingZONE
Managing Alliances (Apr 09)
By leveraging
networks of strategic alliances, learning can create value without
the need for heavy investment.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Canada's Lagging Productivity (Apr 09)
Canada is often viewed
as a model society for various reasons. But in terms of training and
worker productivity, it lags behind many developing countries.
T+D Magazine,
©2009 ASTD
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Training
Manager/Director Development
Vuja De - Achieve More with Less (Apr 09)
“Vuja de,” a term coined by the late comedian George Carlin, means
looking at things you’ve seen before in a way you’ve never before
seen them. Today’s corporate learning managers are being asked to
provide a more strategic approach to employee education and training
while leveraging training budgets. Fortunately, the Keller Center
for Corporate Learning has innovative solutions to help you attain
these measurable results. This session will explore the ways
training can be tailored to meet your budget needs and how to get
more with less. Case studies and examples will be provided.
Spring 2009 CLO Symposium,
©2009 DeVry
University
Survival Guide - Succeeding During Tough Times (Apr 09)
In today’s complex business environment, in which companies are
faced with a combination of geographically diverse employees and
widespread reductions in travel budgets and resources, learning
leaders are looking for flexible, cost-effective ways to ensure a
continued investment in relevant learning. In this session, see the
results of a recent survey conducted by Vantage Corporate Education
that focuses on how learning leaders are adapting to these economic
times.
Spring 2009 CLO
Symposium,
©2009 Vantage Partners
LLC
Aligning Training to Business Objectives (Apr 09)
Aligning training to
broader business goals is crucial for building trust and
strengthening the bottom line.
T+D Magazine,
©2009 ASTD
Making Interactive
Training Stick (Apr 09)
Talent managers
charged with organizational workplace development must ensure
training offerings are designed to create behavioral change. This
often requires a systemic, process-oriented learning strategy with
interactive components.
Talent Management,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Strategy for Learning Leaders (Apr 09)
Tough times require
tough decisions about learning resources. Yet, many learning units
lack a strategy. Without it, how do you decide what to do?
Chief Learning Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
The People-Less Office (Apr 09)
You've heard of the
paperless office - that green idea to be achieved someday far into
the future.
T+D Magazine,
©2009 ASTD
Disciplines of the Modern Training Organization (Apr 09)
To design today's modern
learning environments, you must understand not only what training
people need but also how they typically solve problems and learn.
LX Briefing,
©2009 ASTD
Bad Times, Good Boss (Apr 09)
When the economy sinks, so, too, does the likability of your boss.
Inside Training,
©2009 Nielsen Business Media
The Results Eradicator (Apr 09)
Think that
you've heard it all when it comes to beating procrastination? Think
again. Procrastination might be a major results killer, but it's
also a common bad habit.
T+D Magazine,
©2009 ASTD
Learning and IT - Playing for the Same Team (Apr 09)
To align
learning and IT, the CLO and CIO must transfer their knowledge and
skills to one another and others who need them.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Information Overload (Apr 09)
Intelligent,
content management systems offer superior, simple control over your
organization's important information.
T+D Magazine,
©2009 ASTD
A New Era for Accessibility (Apr 09)
An
impressive wave of computer-based technologies will soon help
millions of people with disabilities communicate, learn, and become
more productive workers. Learning professionals are invited to catch
this global tide.
T+D Magazine,
©2009 ASTD
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Selling and Marketing
Education
No articles this month.
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Learning Methods and Media
Give your Training a Visual Boost (Apr 09)
Why do we see so many
slides or screens filled with text? If you are like most trainers,
you are comfortable in a world of words; since preschool, you have
focused on verbal literacy.
T+D Magazine,
©2009 ASTD
Making a Demonstration Video for E-Learning Use (Mar 09)
Video can be an excellent medium for truly rapid development of
e-Learning content. However, not many e-Learning developers have
much skill or experience with video.
©2009 eLearningGuild
What's Your E-Learning Strategy for Compliance Training? (Apr 09)
Compliance training is a huge application area for e-Learning. Yet
much of this training has its basis in reaction rather than a
strategy based on risk assessment. Here’s a rational, measurable,
and aligned approach to compliance training. Use it and reap
benefits in better compliance, reduced costs, greater brand value,
and increased revenue!
©2009 eLearningGuild
Here's What You Need to Know about Mobile Learning (Apr 09)
Every few years it seems that there’s some hot new trend in the
world of training. Right now it appears that mobile learning is all
the rage. The world of mobile gadgets is converging with an always
available wifi network. This gives us instant access to all sorts
of information which fits in well with on-demand training.
Rapid E-Learning Blog,
©2009 Creative Commons
Here's An Easy Way to Create Whiteboard Lectures for Your E-Learning
Courses (Apr 09)
I’m a doodler. It helps
me think. When I present or talk to people I like to use a
whiteboard. I feel like I’m better able to get my ideas across as I
map them out visually. Not only does this help me express my ideas,
it kind of forces me to lay them out in a manner that’s easier to
understand.
Rapid E-Learning Blog,
©2009 Creative Commons
3 Things to Consider When Building Your E-Learning Courses (Apr 09)
The difference between effective and
ineffective e-learning is how you design the learning process. In
this post, I’ll do a quick run through of some ideas centered on
instructional design and three things that you want to consider when
building your courses.
Rapid E-Learning Blog,
©2009 Creative Commons
Are You Looking for an Easy Way to Make Your Courses Look
Interesting (Apr 09)
Here’s an easy way to add some visual impact to your e-learning
courses. Start with an image and then recolor it. There are all
sorts of ways that you can use a colored image in your courses. For
example, the colors can match your organization’s brand. Rapid E-Learning Blog,
©2009 Creative Commons
Ignore This If You Don’t Care About Effective Learning (Apr 09)
As Bono says, “I can learn with or without you.” A person doesn’t
learn because we decided to create a course. The reality for a
learner is that learning is always happening. Sometimes it’s part
of a formal process and sometimes it’s not.
Rapid E-Learning Blog,
©2009 Creative Commons
Internet Culture (Apr 09)
The
Internet is so pervasive that Internet values are blowing back into
real life.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Learning 2.0 and Workplace Communities (Apr 09)
When discussing the
future of learning, there are many advocates and descriptors, but
far too few concrete definitions.
T+D Magazine,
©2009 ASTD
Blended Learning for Induction and Orientation (Apr 09)
Even in the current climate, savvy organisations know you still need
- more than ever, really – to attract and retain great people. Your
approach to induction is in the front line in the war for talent.
What kind of first impression are you creating? Are you exploring
the potential of e-learning and a portal approach within your
induction to extend your reach? What about the new potential for
reaching and connecting with people that Web 2.0 approaches provide?
This guide shares examples and practical advice for making the most
of your approach to orientation. ©2009 Kineo
Caspian's Thinking Worlds - A Review by Kineo (Mar 09)
Caspian has just
introduced a commercial version of its own 3D authoring platform
Thinking Worlds, which offers an affordable solution to creating
bespoke learning environments. Kineo has been playing around with
Thinking Worlds to see what it can do. ©2009 Kineo
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Case Studies and Projects
Innovation in Action (Apr 09)
Innovation in learning has been a hot topic for several years.
Capabilities in blended learning continue to mature, and lines
between structured learning and real-time performance support
continue to dissolve. The growth of user-generated content, adoption
of social networks in enterprises and Web 2.0-based applications are
serving as catalysts to accelerate the rate of innovation in
learning. Join John Higgins, senior director of innovation
deployment at Accenture, for an insightful and practical discussion
on the state of learning innovation and the “art of the possible.”
This session will provide examples of innovation in action.
Spring 2009 CLO Symposium,
©2009 Accenture
Learning Beyond Borders (Apr 09)
The ability to leverage learning programs in culturally relevant
contexts is key.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Case Study - Converting an Existing Course to E-Learning (Apr 09)
Here’s a look at lessons learned from Caliber Data Training’s first
endeavor in converting an existing ILT course to e-learning.
Learning Circuits,
©2009 ASTD
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Measuring Education Value
Learning Impact across the Organization (Apr 09)
Based on extensive research conducted directly with
top executives, Jack Phillips will reveal the view from the top,
highlighting concerns about current metrics for the success of
learning and development. But the findings also present unique
opportunities for the CLO. In this keynote address, Phillips will
explore how metrics must change to have learning and development
viewed as a contributing partner, including steps to connect
learning to business impact and actions needed to make adjustments
to the current measurement mix.
Spring 2009 CLO Symposium,
©2009 ROI
Institute, Inc
Measuring Informal Learning - Encourage a Learning Culture and Track
It (Mar 09)
The
evolution of informal learning has been interesting to watch. While
we knew for decades that people learned from each other at the water
cooler, on the phone and inside meetings, technology has made the
discussion of informal learning a whole new conversation. The
question becomes, “We know it happens, but how do we measure it?”
©2009 TrainingIndustry.com
Numbers Don't Lie - The 4 Universal Truths for Learning Measurement
Success (Dec 08)
The hard truth is that, while most organizations attempt to measure
what they do, they really don’t have a sound measurement strategy in
place.
©2009 Expertus
Learning Operations on a Shrinking Budget (Apr 09)
Today's business
environment demands a fresh look at outsourcing learning operations.
This paper explains the concept of SmartSourcing - a way to strike a
good balance in the management
of your training
operations.
©2009 Expertus
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Processes/Managing
Costs/Outsourcing
Learning from the Outside (Mar 09)
Outsourcing the learning function can be a way for HR
leaders to cut costs and improve quality. Human Resource
Executive Online,
©2009 LRP
Publications
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Training Professional
Topics
Advice for the rookie trainer (Apr 09)
Tim Holden
reveals some of the pitfalls all-too-common in those early days and
- more importantly - how to avoid them.
©2009
TrainingZONE
The Keys to Success in Troubled Times - Persuasion and Exceeding
Expectations (Apr 09)
I teach and practice a methodology called Strategic Acceleration
and it is an approach that lends itself perfectly to creating
success in difficult times. Strategic Acceleration can be
compared to a tripod with individual legs for clarity, focus, and
execution. ©2009
Tony Jeary
9 Video and Audio Conferencing Mistakes That Could Cause a Meeting
Meltdown (Apr 09)
You can do almost anything in a video or audio conference that you
can do in person—lecture, discuss, create visuals, display
graphics, demonstrate things. You simply have to do them a little
differently. The setting and equipment require that you give more
forethought and planning to the “how.” Prevent a meeting meltdown
during your next video or audio conference by avoiding these
common mishaps. ©2009
Dianna Booher
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Education Administration
No articles this month.
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Skills Gap/Technical
Certification
We are Certifiable -
Creating a Certification Program (May 09)
A certification program comes into play
once an organization gets to the point in its life cycle where it
has some technical maturity and wants to have its product, service
or people enter the market successfully.
CertMag,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
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Webinars and Podcasts
Successful Training - Making it Stick (Apr 09) - charts only
here
Join this
discussion on employee learning retention and hear about successful
ways to train users on critical business software applications to
make them productive employees.
Training Magazine Webinar,
©2009
Nielsen Business Media
Best Practices for Delivering Engaging Virtual Training (Apr 09)
- white paper only
here
Is anyone listening out
there? Anyone who has taught an online class, or given a remote
presentation of any sort, has had this thought pop up at least once.
Here you’ll learn 5 tips on making your virtual classrooms just as
engaging as in-person training.
©2009 TrainingIndustry Inc
Genesys Finds Maximum ROI with Virtualized Online Training (Apr 09)
Delivering online training can be a
critical enterprise function that helps enable employee, customer,
and partner success. With travel budgets tight and students’
schedules packed, online instructor-led training is the ideal
solution for ensuring a high-quality, interactive learning
experience. Genesys, the world’s number one contact center software
provider, recently found the Surgient Virtual Automation Platform to
be an effective solution to delivering online employee, customer,
and partner training.
©2009
Surgient
Blending Online Training with ILT at Citrix Education (Apr 09)
- charts only
here
At Citrix, we
recently began to offset our purely ILT environment with Self-Paced
Online (SPO) technical training. As we deliver more courses, we are
exploring ways to blend online training with ILT in more complex
ways. We’ll share areas of our portfolio where the blended approach
has worked, how we position and sell ILT versus the SPO, how we
develop for both modalities within one body of content, and ideas we
have for future growth.
E-Learning SIG,
©2009 CEdMA
Enhancing the Kronos Virtual Learning Experience with Interaction
and Hands-On Practice (Apr 09) - charts only
here
The virtual
classroom is not new to Kronos; however, over the past year,
customer satisfaction has greatly increased with the addition of
more interaction and hands-on practice. Student workbooks have been
created for the virtual learning environment and introduce new
concepts and activities to help our instructors better engage the
learner. Additionally, we have introduced a VMware ESX Server which
allows us to create a virtual machine with a complete system for
each of our students. With each student accessing their own VMware
through our ESX Server, we can enable each student to have hands-on
practice allowing them to gain more competencies in our
application. In this presentation, we will discuss both the
enhancements to our participant guides and our experience in setting
up and utilizing the VMware ESX Server in our Kronos Virtual
Classroom.
Virtual Classroom SIG,
©2009 CEdMA
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